French Huguenots- member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France
Samuel de Champlain- main figure at France's first colony(New France/Canada)
Coureurs de Bois- French beaver hunters
Antoine Cadillac- founded Detroit(City of Straits) in 1701
Robert de la Salle- Founded Louisiana in 1682 in order to thwart Spanish Expansion
William Pitt- use new techniques to win the French and Indian War for the British
Edward Braddock- Attempted to force the French out of Fort Dusquene but failed
George Washington- started the French and Indian War
Cajuns- uprooted Acadians that were sent to the Louisianna by the British
James Wolfe- led a group of British soldiers up a cliff to meet the French troops in Quebec
Time line-
1598- Edict of Nantes
1608- Champlain colonizes Quebec for France
1643- King Louis XIV becomes king
1682- La Salle explores Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
1689...1697- King William's War (War of the League of Augsburg)
1702...1713- Queen Anne's War (War of Spanish Succession)
1718- French found New Orleans
1739- War of Jenkins's Ear
1744...1748- King George's War (War of Austrian Succession)
1754- Washington Battles French on frontier
- Albany Congress
1754...1763- French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)
1755- Braddock's defeat
1757- Pitt emerges as leader of British government
1759- Battle of Quebec
1763- Peace of Paris
- Pontiac's Uprising
- Proclamation of 1763
Major Events-
King William's War and Queen Anne's War are two different wars but they were fought for the same reasons. The fight over territory was huge during this time, but America wasn't worth sending troops to fight for it so the local colonists created a guerrilla-like war. In the end the Treaty of 1713 gave the English Acadia (Nova Scotia)and limited trading rights with Spanish-America.
War of Jenkins' Ear started between the English and Spanish but grew to a larger scale and changed its name to King George's War. This time the English had support from Britain, which helped them overtake the impregnable fortress of Louisbourg. Unfortunately, the Treaty of 1748 gave the fortress back to the French.
The French and Indian War began with Washington's battle with the French in Ohio. After his loss, the British government summoned an intercolonial congress in Albany to unite the colonies. After many struggles captured Louisbourg again in 1758, as well as Quebec in 1759 and Montreal in 1760. This would be the last time that French flags would fly on American ground.
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Important Names and People-
- French Huguenots- member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France
- Samuel de Champlain- main figure at France's first colony(New France/Canada)
- Coureurs de Bois- French beaver hunters
- Antoine Cadillac- founded Detroit(City of Straits) in 1701
- Robert de la Salle- Founded Louisiana in 1682 in order to thwart Spanish Expansion
- William Pitt- use new techniques to win the French and Indian War for the British
- Edward Braddock- Attempted to force the French out of Fort Dusquene but failed
- George Washington- started the French and Indian War
- Cajuns- uprooted Acadians that were sent to the Louisianna by the British
- James Wolfe- led a group of British soldiers up a cliff to meet the French troops in Quebec
Time line-- 1598- Edict of Nantes
- 1608- Champlain colonizes Quebec for France
- 1643- King Louis XIV becomes king
- 1682- La Salle explores Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
- 1689...1697- King William's War (War of the League of Augsburg)
- 1702...1713- Queen Anne's War (War of Spanish Succession)
- 1718- French found New Orleans
- 1739- War of Jenkins's Ear
- 1744...1748- King George's War (War of Austrian Succession)
- 1754- Washington Battles French on frontier
- Albany Congress- 1754...1763- French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)
- 1755- Braddock's defeat
- 1757- Pitt emerges as leader of British government
- 1759- Battle of Quebec
- 1763- Peace of Paris
- Pontiac's Uprising- Proclamation of 1763
Major Events-
King William's War and Queen Anne's War are two different wars but they were fought for the same reasons. The fight over territory was huge during this time, but America wasn't worth sending troops to fight for it so the local colonists created a guerrilla-like war. In the end the Treaty of 1713 gave the English Acadia (Nova Scotia)and limited trading rights with Spanish-America.
War of Jenkins' Ear started between the English and Spanish but grew to a larger scale and changed its name to King George's War. This time the English had support from Britain, which helped them overtake the impregnable fortress of Louisbourg. Unfortunately, the Treaty of 1748 gave the fortress back to the French.
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Aftermath of the War-